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Seems like the guys are always taking full swings at all pitches/pitchers
Posted on 5/25/25 at 11:14 am
Posted on 5/25/25 at 11:14 am
Need to shorten their swings at times
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Posted on 5/25/25 at 11:16 am to saturncube21
Specially when we absolutely need a base runner. Swung at a 0-0 pitch the dirt. WTF?
Posted on 5/25/25 at 11:18 am to saturncube21
That is what baseball has become in the last 10 years… It's all about power hitting.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 12:02 pm to saturncube21
A full swing should already be “short”
Posted on 5/25/25 at 1:03 pm to Gaston
Agree 100%. Some are trying to hit home runs every swing. Just make contact
Posted on 5/25/25 at 1:11 pm to Tiger on the Rag
As chicken said above, that’s not what analytics driven baseball does. It’s all about extra base hits.
It takes 3-4 singles to score 1 run, with pitchers throwing 95+, the shift, etc that math become very unlikely. So it’s about OBP, and extra base hits. That’s why they take those massive cuts.
It takes 3-4 singles to score 1 run, with pitchers throwing 95+, the shift, etc that math become very unlikely. So it’s about OBP, and extra base hits. That’s why they take those massive cuts.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 3:02 pm to Ampipe96
A single scores just as many runs as a double when you have guys on second and third. Seems like in some situations, it would be better to have a plan that will result in the highest chance of a hit. A more selective approach with an aggressive but controlled swing
Posted on 5/25/25 at 4:05 pm to Joev1
It if a great avg is .300, that’s a 70% failure rate, so you’d be counting in 3 hits in an inning multiple times a game. I’m not a mathematician but those aren’t great odds.
It’s the same reason why so many 3’s are shot in basketball. Even. Though it’s a lesser percentage shot, the value is higher. You can make 10-20 2’s (50%) I only need 7-20 to beat you
It’s the same reason why so many 3’s are shot in basketball. Even. Though it’s a lesser percentage shot, the value is higher. You can make 10-20 2’s (50%) I only need 7-20 to beat you
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